Leaders

Elders

Ben Ebner

Ben serves as the Pastor for Music and Worship at Grace Bible Church. He was born in Ohio and raised in Memphis, Tennessee by godly parents. Converted while in high school, Ben praises God for His favor shown through Christ. Ben began studying music as a child and all the way through college (B.S. in Music Education) was planning to use his musical abilities toward a career in academia. God used graduate school (M.A. in Church Music, Choral Conducting) and a pastoral internship at Heritage Bible Church in Greer, SC to change his desires and direct him to pastoral ministry. Ben and his wife Sarah came to GBC in 2006. He continues to study music (D.M.A. in Choral Conducting – in process) and considers it one of his greatest joys to lead the congregation at Grace in the worship of the Savior.

Andrew Franseen

Andrew spent the first fifteen years of his life in a Christian home, with godly parents, attending a good church. He used this Christian environment to convince himself that he must be saved. While headed toward a career in golf, the Holy Spirit convinced Andrew that all of his righteousness was like filthy rags and he was converted at the age of fifteen. Following his senior year of high school, Andrew was called by God to be a minister of the Gospel. This calling has been confirmed through college (B.A. in Bible, minor in Greek), graduate school (M.A. in Theology) and a pastoral internship at Hampton Park Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. Andrew and his best friend Jessica were married in 2002 and the Lord has kindly given them two children: Gloria and Isaiah. God brought Andrew to Grace Bible Church in 2008 where he serves Christ and His Body as Pastor for Teaching.

Robert Hendricks

Robert is a charter member of Grace and counts himself blessed to have served Christ as a deacon and now as an elder at GBC. He is the owner of Hendricks Electric Company, an electrical services company serving the upstate of South Carolina. Robert and his wife Theresa are thankful for a church that preaches God’s Word, assists them in provoking their six children to love God with heart, soul and mind and exalts Christ as the One who deserves our worship.

Steve Newton

Steve and his wife Libby came to GBC in 1996 and he became an elder in 1998. He grew up in Bolivia where his parents were working as missionaries, translating the Bible into the Guarayu language. Since college, he has worked in software development for three businesses in upstate South Carolina. He considers Christ his greatest treasure, is forever grateful for his dear wife, counts his six children as true gifts from God, and marvels at the grace of God in salvation and the work of God in creation.

Deacons

Ricky Blaha

Bill Farnsworth

Al Rogers